Childhood Obesity Debate
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Earl Attlee
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(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
The noble Baroness presents a sensitive and sophisticated point: the whole point of the obesity message is that children should be eating a healthy, balanced diet and exercising in an appropriate way.
Earl Attlee (Con)
My Lords, does the Minister agree that obesity will break the NHS model if we do not do something about it?
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
I absolutely agree with my noble friend. Obesity is a crisis that will not only create misery for those who will then experience increased risk of tooth decay and of diseases such as cancers, diabetes and other severe illnesses, but it will also create significant unsustainability within our health service, which we are able to prevent. Since we know the tools that we have to prevent it, we should all be working together to make sure we do.